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General News of Friday, March 22, 2019
Source: www.ghanaweb.com
2019-03-22
play the videoThe young man received several kicks to the head
The growing number of anarchies in the country, both by civilians and by the military, does not seem to have an end in sight, such anarchic acts multiplying every day.
In recent times, acts of violence and lawlessness committed by the military have led to increasing mistrust of the public with regard to security and other forces of law and order. After such an anomaly in the country, the content of this viral video is no exception.
The video shows a young man brutally badaulted by metropolitan guards in Swedru.
We see him in the video forced to kneel while he's been kicked several times, mostly on his head.
The crime committed by the young man is not yet clear, but the degree of physical aggression inflicted by the guards was undoubtedly contrary to the laws of the country and inhuman.
Unfortunately, this is not the only act of violence and lawlessness filmed by a camera. Recently, police reportedly beat journalists from the Ghanaian Times.
The three journalists who were part of a day's work were physically badaulted by agents of Kinbu, in central Accra, for daring to confront one of the agents for breaking the rules of the road.
Another case of lawlessness in the country occurred last week when a bus driver and his driver were caught in a video brutally attacking a policeman.
The two men were arrested and then brought to court on Monday. Although President Akufo-Addo has badured Ghanaians of his commitment to fight against acts of lawlessness and impunity in the country, the measures that the President hopes to put in place to solve the problem are not still clear.
In the wake of the flagrant lack of mutual respect for rights, most Ghanaians argue that cases of citizen abuse attract little or no attention because the security agents involved are not prosecuted.
A man in uniform seen kicking the young man in the viral video, not a policeman
However, in a statement signed by Mr. Simon Tenku, Deputy Superintendent of Police at the Director General, Public Affairs, Accra, stated that the person seen kicking the victim in the viral video does not have the same effect. was not a police officer so widely speculated, but a metropolitan guard. of the municipal badembly of Swedru.
He added that "the preliminary investigation showed that around Thursday, March 21, 2019, around 3 pm, in Agona Swedru, in the Central Region, the victim was arrested by civilians, including the metropolitan guards of the Municipal Assembly of Swedru, for an alleged offense. Civilians began to attack the victim / suspect. However, when the attention of the nearby police officer was drawn to the scene, the policeman went to the rescue of the victim and filed a report at the police station of Agona Swedru. "
"The Police Administration hereby emphasizes that the person seen kicking the victim in the video is not a police officer."
"The case is being investigated by the Divisional Police Command Swedru."
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